World news about “Christianity” published by euronews.
Orthodox clerics celebrate Easter with ‘Holy fire’ – nocomment Thousands of chanting Eastern Orthodox Christians lit torches from a flame carried by Jerusalem’s Patriarch Theophilos III. The noisy celebration is part of… 15/04/2012
Putin celebrates Russian Orthodox EasterRussian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin attends an Orthodox Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim… 15/04/2012
Celebrating Easter Sunday in Bethlehem – nocomment On April 8, Catholics celebrated mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, which is for Christians the traditional site of Jesus’… 09/04/2012
Easter celebrations in JerusalemChristian worshippers rest inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, during Easter celebrations. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 08/04/2012
Baptism in the River Jordan – nocomment Thousands of Christian pilgrims arrived at the West Bank site of Qasr Al-Yahud, next to the Palestinian city of Jericho, where they re-enacted the baptism of… 19/01/2012
London protests prick Anglican conscience The protesters camping at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London’s financial heartland place the Church of England in a moral quandary. The Occupy London Stock… 01/11/2011
Egypt’s Christians protest against riot deaths Coptic Christians have been gathering in a Cairo church ahead of the funerals of protesters killed in Sunday’s rioting. At least 26 people died in clashes… 10/10/2011
Is the European Union a ‘Christian club’? In this edition of U talk Ali, from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, asks: “…if the European Union is a “Christian club” and that’s why you don’t… 06/10/2011
Troubled Orthodox church celebrates EasterOrthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Easter today, but all is not well with the church. Its head in Russia, Patriarch Kirill, put aside a… 15/04/2012
Easter celebrations mixed with hope and fear in the Middle EastThe Middle East has been the focus of Easter celebrations. In the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, Orthodox… 08/04/2012
Easter and Passover celebrations in JerusalemThousands of Christians are in Jerusalem marking Good Friday by walking the same path they believe Jesus took before his crucifixion. Earlier, hundreds of… 06/04/2012
No to women priests, Pope tells Easter massPope Benedict XVI has held a traditional Holy Thursday mass as part of series of Catholic rituals in the run-up to Easter Sunday. During the homily… 06/04/2012
Fears for Iraq’s minority ChristiansThe number of Christians in Iraq has more than halved since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, according to UN figures. The amount is now down to around half… 02/01/2012
Taizé gathering in Berlin attracts 30,000Around 30,000 young Christians arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for a meeting organised by the ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, France. The event, which… 28/12/2011
Pope warns of the commericalisation of ChristmasPope Benedict XVI delivered his Christmas message at a midnight mass at the Vatican on Saturday. The 84-year-old is celebrating his seventh Christmas season… 25/12/2011
Jesus’ traditional birthplace in need of repairAuthorities in Bethlehem hope UNESCO’s recent admission of Palestine will enable them to list the church on the site of Jesus’ traditional birthplace as a… 20/12/2011
Archbishop backs ‘Robin Hood’ taxThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has given his support to a multi-billion-pound, so-called ‘Robin Hood’ tax on financial transactions. In an… 02/11/2011
Archbishop of Caterbury calls for ‘Robin Hood’ taxThe Archbishop of Caterbury, Rowan Williams, has given his support to a muti-billion pound so called “Robin Hood” tax – also known as a Tobin tax – on… 02/11/2011
Is the European Union a ‘Christian club’?Ali, from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, asks: “…if the European Union is a “Christian club” and that’s why you don’t accept Turkey and the Turkish… 07/10/2011
